Чувство и чувствительность

Chapter XXXVI

           ’Buthowcanitbedone?’saidshe;’mydearFerrars,dotellmehowitistobemanaged.Thereisnotaroominthiscottagethatwillholdtencouple,andwherecanthesupperbe?’Iimmediatelysawthattherecouldbenodifficultyinit,soIsaid,’MydearLadyElliott,donotbeuneasy.Thediningparlourwilladmiteighteencouplewithease;card-tablesmaybeplacedinthedrawing-room;thelibrarymaybeopenforteaandotherrefreshments;andletthesupperbesetoutinthesaloon.’LadyElliottwasdelightedwiththethought.Wemeasuredthedining-room,andfounditwouldholdexactlyeighteencouple,andtheaffairwasarrangedpreciselyaftermyplan.Sothat,infact,yousee,ifpeopledobutknowhowtosetaboutit,everycomfortmaybeaswellenjoyedinacottageasinthemostspaciousdwelling."

           Elinoragreedtoitall,forshedidnotthinkhedeservedthecomplimentofrationalopposition.

           AsJohnDashwoodhadnomorepleasureinmusicthanhiseldestsister,hismindwasequallyatlibertytofixonanythingelse;andathoughtstruckhimduringtheevening,whichhecommunicatedtohiswife,forherapprobation,whentheygothome.TheconsiderationofMrs.Dennison’smistake,insupposinghissisterstheirguests,hadsuggestedtheproprietyoftheirbeingreallyinvitedtobecomesuch,whileMrs.Jennings’sengagementskeptherfromhome.Theexpensewouldbenothing,theinconveniencenotmore;anditwasaltogetheranattentionwhichthedelicacyofhisconsciencepointedouttoberequisitetoitscompleteenfranchisementfromhispromisetohisfather.

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